
A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. The terms ''strait'', ''channel'', and ''passage'' can be synonymous and interchangeable, although channel has other meanings. Many straits are economically important. Straits can lie on important shipping routes, and wars have been fought for control of these straits. Numerous artificial channels, called ''canals'', have been constructed to connect two bodies of water over land. Well-known straits in the world include the English Channel, between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean off France; the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea; and the Straits of Malacca, which lie between Malaysia and Sumatra and connect the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea. Although rivers and canals often form a bridge between two large lakes or a lake and a sea, and these seem to suit the formal definition of straits, they are not usually referred to as straits. Straits are typically much larger, wider structures that do not have water running in a single direction, and normally connect two seas. Straits are the duals of isthmuses. That is, while straits lie between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water, isthmuses lie between two bodies of water and connect two larger land masses. ==See also== *List of straits Straits Landforms Forms of water os:Донкъубал
Is the English Channel really a ''strait''? Especially considering that its narrowest part is itself a strait: the Strait of Dover. -- User:81.132.225.23 21:44, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Straits, channels, and passages are names for the same concept: that of a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water and lies between two land masses. In that case, the English channel is a "strait" in a sense. Though it is actually interesting that the narrowest part is also named an as an actual strait. --User:Seav 22:41, Mar 12, 2004 (UTC)
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A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. The terms ''strait'', ''channel'', and ''passage'' can be synonymous and interchangeable, although channel has other meanings. Many straits are economically important. Straits can lie on important shipping routes, and wars have been fought for control of these straits. Numerous artificial channels, called ''canals'', have been constructed to connect two bodies of water over land. Well-known straits in the world include the English Channel, between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean off France; the Strait of Gibraltar, which is the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, which connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea; and the Straits of Malacca, which lie between Malaysia and Sumatra and connect the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea. Although rivers and canals often form a bridge between two large lakes or a lake and a sea, and these seem to suit the formal definition of straits, they are not usually referred to as straits. Straits are typically much larger, wider structures that do not have water running in a single direction, and normally connect two seas. Straits are the duals of isthmuses. That is, while straits lie between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water, isthmuses lie between two bodies of water and connect two larger land masses. ==See also== *List of straits Straits Landforms Forms of water os:Донкъубал
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Is the English Channel really a ''strait''? Especially considering that its narrowest part is itself a strait: the Strait of Dover. -- User:81.132.225.23 21:44, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Straits, channels, and passages are names for the same concept: that of a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water and lies between two land masses. In that case, the English channel is a "strait" in a sense. Though it is actually interesting that the narrowest part is also named an as an actual strait. --User:Seav 22:41, Mar 12, 2004 (UTC)
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Straits_of_Mackinack
Straits_of_Magellan
Straits_of_Malacca
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